Comments on: Mars Curiosity landing sequence demonstrated by NASAhttps://www.slashgear.com/mars-curiosity-landing-sequence-demonstrated-by-nasa-25235470/
The Definitive Guide to Tech and CarsSat, 10 Dec 2016 01:17:00 +0000hourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7By: alcurbhttps://www.slashgear.com/mars-curiosity-landing-sequence-demonstrated-by-nasa-25235470/#comment-219383
Mon, 25 Jun 2012 20:07:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=235470#comment-219383Wow…there is so much that has to be just right otherwise the lander becomes a brick. Why doesn’t NASA stick with what works, the bouncy balls, only a much larger set.
]]>By: Lutrahttps://www.slashgear.com/mars-curiosity-landing-sequence-demonstrated-by-nasa-25235470/#comment-219323
Mon, 25 Jun 2012 17:04:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=235470#comment-219323“After the parachute pulls, the craft still goes 200 miles per house”

Per house? I’m not familiar with that length of time.

]]>By: Larry Younghttps://www.slashgear.com/mars-curiosity-landing-sequence-demonstrated-by-nasa-25235470/#comment-219319
Mon, 25 Jun 2012 16:49:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=235470#comment-219319To begin with, it’s a huge help when BOTH the sending and receiving of the telemetry are either in SAE or Metric….. which is why one of the landers crashed some years ago…. amazing that scientists could miss a detail like that!
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